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IX Schedule

There is considerable merit in the eminent jurist Fali Nariman's argument that the IX Schedule of the Constitution precluding judicial review of certain laws is being misused (Oct. 31).

The political parties today are largely governed by the compulsions of vote-bank politics and rarely adopt a holistic view. The manner in which 40,000-odd traders acquired priority over the law-abiding citizens of Delhi is a case in point. In all such cases, enacted or proposed legislation is in the IX Schedule so that courts cannot review it.

J.M. Manchanda,
New Delhi

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